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Agricultural  Experiment  Station 


BULLETIN  No.  160 


OFFICIAL  RECORDS  OF  PURE-BRED 
DAIRY  COWS 


BY  C.  C.  HAYDEN 


URBANA,  ILLINOIS,  JULY,  1912 


CONTENTS  OE  BULLETIN  No.  160 

PAGE. 

1.  The  destruction  of  the  progeny  from  our  best  cows 249 

2.  Improvement  of  cattle  by  careful  selection  and  breeding 250 

3.  Value  of  carefully  kept  records  in  breeding  operations 252 

4.  Semi-official   records  made   in   Illinois 254 

5.  Official   records   made   in    Illinois 262 

6.  Rules    governing   official    tests 273 


OFFICIAL  RECORDS  OF  PURE-BRED 
DAIRY  COWS 

BY  C.  C.  HAYDEN,  ASSISTANT  CHIEF  IN  DAIRY  HUSBANDRY 

INTRODUCTION 

For  more  than  fifty  years  northern  Illinois  has  been  known  as 
a  dairy  section.  In  that  time  great  advance  has  been  made  in 
methods  and  machinery  for  carrying  on  the  work,  but  during  the 
same  time  little  systematic  effort  has  been  put  forth  in  the  im- 
provement of  dairy  cattle.  Tho  the  dairy  section  in  the  southern 
part  of  the  state  developed  at  a  much  later  date,  relatively  more 
progress  has  been  made  in  the  improvement  of  its  cattle.  The 
Northwestern  Dairyman's  Association  was  organized  in  1866  and 
included  dairymen  of  both  northern  Illinois  and  southern  Wiscon- 
sin. Its  main  object  was  apparently  the  development,  of  the  manu- 
facturing and  marketing  of  dairy  products  rather  than  the  improve- 
ment of  the  cattle.  Five  years  later  (1871)  Illinois  had  46  cheese 
factories  and  creameries,  and  from  this  time  on  great  strides  were 
made  in  butter  and  cheese  production.  The  Illinois  Dairyman's 
Association  was  organized  at  Elgin  in  1874,  since  which  time  El- 
gin has  been  famous  as  a  dairy  center.  The  early  work  of  this 
association  dealt  more  particularly  with  the  manufacturing  and  mar- 
keting side  rather  than  with  the  production  side  of  dairying.  In 
the  available  early  history  of  dairying  in  the  state  very  little  is 
said  about  the  quality  of  the  cattle  but  much  about  the  products. 

The  method  of  handling'  cows  practiced  by  most  dairymen  in 
the  dairy  section  of  the  state  until  very  recently,  tended  to  decrease 
rather  than  to  increase  their  productive  capacity.  Fresh  cows  were 
brought  from  other  sections  into  the  neighborhood  of  the  cream- 
eries and  were  milked  thru  the  winter  or  as  long  as  they  pro- 
duced profitably  without  breeding,  after  which  they  were  sold  for 
beef  at  a  price  often  equal  to  the  price  paid  when  fresh.  The  ease 
with  which^  "red  cows"  could  be  purchased  in  the  neighboring  sec- 
tions and  the  relatively  high  price  paid  for  milk  were  responsible 
for  this  method,  which  kept  drawing  the  best  cows  from  the  sur- 
rounding country  and  sending  'them  to  the  slaughter  house  with- 
out leaving  any  progeny.  The  real  source  was  destroyed  to  sup- 
ply the  immediate  demand.  If  any  were  bred,  the  calves  were  killed 
or  were  sold  for  veal  as  soon  as  possible  after  birth.  This  system 

249 


250  BULLETIN   No.  160  [July, 

discouraged,  rather  than  encouraged  the  breeding  of  good  cattle 
within  the  dairy  districts ;  consequently  Illinois  has  a  very  small 
number  of  good,  pure-bred  dairy  cattle,  when  compared  with  some 
of  the  surrounding  states.  The  high  prices  recently  prevailing, 
together  with  the  better  knowledge  of  the  real  value  of  a  good  cow, 
are  forcing  the  dairymen  to  consider  the  problem  of  raising  their 
own  cows.  Along  with  this  problem  comes  the  conviction  that, 
where  possible,  it  pays  to  raise  pure-bred  animals. 

IMPROVEMENT  BY  CAREFUL  SELECTION  AND 

BREEDING 

There  are  in  Illinois  over  1,000,000  cows  used  for  dairy  pur- 
poses, of  which  not  over  two  percent  are  pure-bred,  and  of  only 
a  fraction  of  one  percent  have  accurate  records  of  production  been 
kept  either  officially  or  privately.  Many  dairymen  are  now  add- 
ing to  their  herds  a  few  pure-bred  animals  as  the  beginning  of 
pure-bred  herds,  and  still  larger  numbers  are  using  pure-bred  sires 
on  grade  herds.  These  are  certainly  steps  in  the  right  direction. 
Every  possible  means  should  be  used  to  raise  the  average  pro- 
duction of  dairy  cows.  Not  all  persons  can  have  pure-bred  ani- 
mals, but  all  can  use  good  bulls  to  grade  up  their  herds,  and  one 
of  the  best  ways  to  convince  a  man  of  the  value  of  well-bred  stock 
is  to  demonstrate  to  him  the  effect  of  a  pure-bred  sire  on  a  grade 
herd.  It  should  be  considered  little  less  than  a  crime  to  use  a  scrub 
bull,  or  one  whose  dam  has  not  produced  300  pounds  of  butter 
fat  in  365  .days. 

Had  careful  selection  and  breeding  been  practiced  for  the  past 
sixty  years  by  the  dairymen  of  northern  Illinois,  that  part  of  the 
state  would  have  been  known  the  world  over  on  account  of  the  ex- 
cellence of  its  dairy  cattle.  During  that  time  fifteen  generations 
could  have  been  produced,  and  fifteen  generations  under  careful 
selection  would  have  worked  wonders.  Very  little  concerted  action 
has  been  taken  by  even  the  breeders  of  pure-bred  cattle  to  advance 
the  interests  of  their  respective  breeds.  In  some  states  there  are 
associations  for  the  different  breeds,  and  numerous  county  or  local 
associations.  Wisconsin  has  about  twenty-nine  such  associations 
which  are  doing  a  great  work.  Similar  organizations  should  occupy 
a  more  prominent  place  in  Illinois  dairying.  The  herd  books  show 
that  only  a  small  part  of  the  men  owning  pure-bred  cattle  in  the 
state  are  members  of  even  their  national  breed  associations.  The 
Dairy  Cattle  Improvement  Association  of  Illinois  was  organized 
in  1908,  and  consisted  of  men  representing  the  different  dairy  breeds 
The  object  was  to  promote  the  spread  of  pure-bred  cattle  in  the 
state  .and  especially  the  use  of  pure-bred  bulls  on  grade  herds. 


19 1 -'] 


OFFICIAL  RECORD    OF  PURE- BRED  DAIRY  Cows 


251 


Little  has  been  heard  from  this  association.  At  the  state  fair  in 
1909  a  state  Holstein-Friesian  association  was  organized,  which 
is  doing"  a  little  active  work.  Since  that  time  associations  have 
been  organized  in  McHenry  and  Effingham  counties  and  are  doing 
some  earnest  work.  A  few  men  in  any  county  organized  for  the 
purpose  of  promoting  any  breed  can  do  much  toward  the  general 
improvement  of  the  cattle  of  that  district  by  simply  talking  of  the 
merits  of  their  cattle  and  by  showing  good  records  of  production. 
In  this  manner  they  will  bring  forcibly  before  their  neighbors  the 
contrast  between  good  and  poor  producing  cows,  and  thus  stimu- 
late them  to  better  breeding. 

A  part  of  the  income  from  a  well-regulated  dairy  farm  comes 
from  the  sale  of  surplus  stock.  The  better  the  reputation  of  a 
community  for  good  cattle,  the  more  buyers  it  will  attract  and  the 
better  the  prices  that  can  be  obtained.  Co-operative  advertising 
can  be  made  beneficial  and  a  local  breeders'  directory  can  be  printed, 
both  of  which  will  aid  the  breeders  materially  in  getting  better 
acquainted,  in  the  exchange  of  cattle,  and  in  outside  advertising. 


FIG.  1.    BELLE  WINDSOR,  1964.    PRODUCED  IN  ONE  YEAR  10,959.8  POUNDS 
OF  MILK  AND  455.08  POUNDS  OF  BUTTER  FAT. 

If  a  breeder  cannot  fill  an  order,  it  is  to  his  advantage  to  have 
a  neighbor  who  can  fill  it,  and  to  this  end  a  list  of  stock  for  sale 


252  BULLETIN  No.   160  [July, 

can  be  published  periodically.  Thru  co-operation  the  very  best 
bulls  can  be  secured  and  retained  within  the  county  or  section 
covered  by  the  organization.  Bulls  which  have  proved  their  worth 
can  be  passed  from  one  herd  to  another,  and  in  some  cases  co- 
operative ownership  of  bulls  would  be  of  advantage.  Such  asso- 
ciations could  co-operate  in  securing  better  laws  regulating  the 
live-stock  trade,  controlling  contagious  diseases,  etc.  By  co-oper- 
ating with  farmers'  institutes  better  speakers  on  dairy  subjects 
could  be  secured  and  general  dairy  information  could  be  distrib- 
uted among  the  members.  The  exhibits  at  state  and  county  fairs 
could  be  greatly  improved  by  offering  better  inducements  to  resi- 
dents of  the  state  or  county  who  exhibit  stock  of  their  own  breed- 
ing.* 

VALUE  OF  RECORDS 

Along  with  the  increased  interest  in  better  cattle  comes  a  more 
general  interest  in  the  keeping  of  records  and  in  breeding  for 
production  rather  than  simply  for  pedigree  and  form.  The  man 
who  breeds  for  form  and  fancy  points  alone  is  very  apt  to  be 
grevously  disappointed  in  production.  The  time  is  already  here 
when  the  cow  which  cannot  show  a  good  milk  or  fat  record  is 
not  desired  for  breeding  purposes  by  intelligent  dairymen.  As 
stated  before,  but  few  breeders  in  the  state  have  kept  records  of 
milk  or  fat  or  have  taken  advantage  of  the  official  test  and  ad- 
vanced register.  Individual  records  are  of  great  value  in  breed- 
ing operations  as  well  as  in  disposing  of  surplus  stock.  The  bull 
calf  from  a  cow  with  a  good  record  may  be  sold  for  double  the 
price  it  would  bring  without  such  record.  *  If  dairy  cattle  are  at 
all  worthy  of  a  place  in  economic  agriculture,  it  is  because  of  their 
production  of  milk  and  butter  fat  and  not  because  of  their  beauty 
or  beef-producing  qualities. 

Beauty  is  that  which  differs  from  the  common  herd  and  ap- 
peals to  our  aesthetic  natures.  The  characteristics  which  render 
an  animal  pleasing  to  the  eye  are  in  a  measure  antagonistic  to  the 
characteristics  necessary  to  heavy  milk  production,  unless  we  see 
beyond  the  surface  and  measure  beauty  by  utility.  Cattle  bred 
for  beauty  are  suited  to  the  parks  of  the  wealthy  but  not  to 
be  business  partners  with  the  common  dairyman  whose  income 
depends  on  the  product  of  his  herd.  In  the  past,  pedigree  and 
beauty  of  form  have  played  too  great  a  part  in  breeding  oper- 
ations and  have  retarded  rapid  progress  in  production.  One  is 
at  times  constrained  to  say  that  a  breeder  should  know  the  in- 
dividuals in  his  herd  by  the  scales,  the  Babcock  test,  and  the  feed 
bin  only.  The  outward  appearance  should  be  of  secondary  con- 

*See  sample  constitution  on  page  275. 


H)i2\  OFFICIAL  RECOKC    OF  PURE-BRED  DAIRY  Cows  25? 

sideration  and  valued  as  an  indication  of  productive  capacity  and 
vitality.  The  true  measure  of  the  economic  value  of  a  ccw  is  her 
production  of  milk  and  butter  fat. 

If  animals  backed  by  ancestry  which  produced  milk  rich  in 
fat  are  mated,  the  offspring-  may  be  expected  to  retain  that  charac- 
teristic or  possibly  to  advance.  The  same  principle  holds  in  the 
mating  of  animals  whose  ancestry  were  heavy  milkers.  Breed- 
ing without  attention  to  either  of  these  qualities  tends  to  keep 
productive  capacity  at  a  standstill  or,  if  the  cattle  have  been  well 
bred,  to  permit  it  to  decline.  Improvement  comes  only  by  contin- 
ued careful  selection.  For  these  reasons  yearly  records  are  in- 
valuable to  the  man  who  wishes  to  build  up  a  herd  of  efficient  ccws, 
and  the  man  who  begins  keeping  records  early  in  his  breeding 
work  will  avoid  much  disappointment  later.  The  following  has 
been  accomplished  by  one  Illinois  breeder  who  followed  this  meth- 
od:  Four  of  his  cows  have  produced  in  one  year  between  18,000 
and  21,000  pounds  of  rriilk  each  and  between  605  and  656  pounds 
of  butter  fat;  thirteen  have  produced  in  one  year  between  13,000 
and  19,000  pounds  of  milk  and  over  500  pounds  of  butter  fat; 
three  have  produced  over  12,000  pounds  of  milk  and  over  440 
pounds  of  butter  fat ;  others  in  the  herd  have  made  very  good  rec- 
ords. These  cows  were  not  selected  from  many  herds,  as  is  fre- 
quently the  case  in  building  up  a  herd,  but  were  bred  and  reared 
on  the  farm  of  the  owner.  What  this  breeder  has  done  other 
breeders  can  do,  but  it  liAll  take  lime  and  careful  selection. 

The  cost  of  official  testing  prohibits  many  men  from  entering 
their  cows  for  advanced  register,  and  others  hesitate  because  they 
cannot  see  the  real  value  or  immediate  returns.  In  most  cases  it 
is  soon  repaid  in  increased  returns  from  animals  sold.  Where 
official  records  cannot  be  made,  private  records  should  be  kept, 
which  will  be  practically  as  valuable  for  breeding  purposes  but 
will  not  be  as  fully  credited  by  prospective  buyers.  The  majority 
of  the  tests  made  in  the  state  thus  far  have  been  short-time  official 
tests.  While  these  are  useful  they  are  by  no  means  as  valuable 
as  the  semi-official  or  yearly  tests.  The  true  value  of  a  cow  is 
shown  by  what  she  can  produce  in  one  or  more  years  and  not  in 
a  few  days'  time  under  heavy  feeding.  It  frequently  happens  that 
cows  which  will  not  make  a  sufficient  amount  of  butter  fat  to  be 
admitted  to  the  Advanced  Register  on  a  seven-day  test  will  make 
much  more  than  enough  to  admit  them  on  a  yearly  record,  and 
it  often  happens  that  cows  which  make  large  seven-day  records 
make  small  yearly  records.  Previous  to  September,  TQIO,  about 
twenty-nine  breeders  in  Illinois  had  tested  one  or  more  cows;  of 
these,  one  Holstein-Friesian,  one  Jersey,  one  Brown  Swiss,  and 
four  Guernsey  breeders  conducted  yearly,  or  semi-official,  tests. 


254  BULLETIN  No.  160  [July, 

From  that  date  to  September  i,  1911,  nine  other  breeders  have 
had  tests  conducted.  There  are  but  few  seven  or  thirty-day  rec- 
ords of  high  quality,  as  will  be  seen  in  the  tables,  which  show  the 
tests  completed  prior  to  September  i,  1911. 

SEMI-OFFICIAL  RECORDS 

The  semi-official,  or  yearly,  records  are  conducted  in  the  fol- 
lowing manner :  The  owner  of  the  cow  keeps  a  careful  record  of 
the  pounds  of  milk  produced  at  each  milking.  At  the  end  of  each 
month  this  record  is  sent  to  the  secretary  of  the  breed  association 
with  which  these  cattle  are  registered.  At  some  time  during  each 
month  a  representative  from  the  agricultural  experiment  station 
visits  the  farm  and  conducts  a  two  days'  test.  Upon  arrival  the 
representative  sees  that  the  cow  is  milked  dry  at  the  regular  milk- 
ing period.  He  then  carefully  weighs  the  milk  and  makes  a  but- 
ter-fat test  at  each  milking,  the  last  milking  closing  exactly  48 
hours  after  the  close  of  the  preliminary  milking.  The  average 
percentage  of  fat  found  during  these  two  days  is  used  as  the  aver- 
age for  the  month.  From  the  milk  record  sent  in  by  the  breeder 
and  the  report  by  the  supervisor,  the  officers  of  the  association 
figure  the  amount  of  fat  produced  during  the  month.  This  method 
is  now  adopted  by  all  the  breed  associations  for  Advanced  Reg- 
ister. The  breeds  included  are  Holstein-Friesian,  Jersey,  Guern- 
seys, Ayrshire,  and  Brown  Swiss.  The  breeders  of  Guernsey  cat- 
tle have  been  most  active  in  this  work  within  the  state. 

REQUIREMENTS 

The  requirements  of  the  different  associations  for  admission 
to  Advanced  Register  or  the  Register  of  Merit  are  as  follows : 

The  Holstein-Friesian  Association  of  America  requires  that 
cows  first  be  admitted  on  a  seven-day  test,  after  which  yearly 
records  will  be  recorded  if  the  cows  produce  or  exceed  the  fol- 
lowing: 

A  cow  calving  or  aborting  at  two  years  of  age  or  under  must 
make  during  that  lactation  period  and  within- 365  consecutive  days, 
250.5  pounds  of  butter  fat,  and  for  each  day  she  exceeds  two  years 
of  age  at  the  time  of  last  calving  or  aborting,  one-tenth  of  a  pound 
of  butter  fat  shall  be  added  to  the  requirement  until  she  reaches 
five  years  of  age,  when  and  after  which  360  pounds  is  required. 

The  yearly  requirements  of  the  American  Guernsey  Cattle  Club 
and  of  the  American  Jersey  Cattle  Club  are  the  same  as  those  of 
the  Holstein-Friesian  Association,  with  the  exceptions  that  no  sev- 
en-day record  is  required  and  that  the  age  of  the  cow  is  taken  at 
the  beginning  of  the  test  and  not  necessarily  at  the  time  of  last 
calving  or  aborting. 


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255 


The  Ayrshire  Breeders'  Association  requires  that  a  cow  which 
is  two  years  old  or  under  at  calving  shall  produce  6,000  pounds  of 
milk  and  214.3  pounds  of  butter  fat,  to  which  requirements  shall 
be  added  1.37  pounds  of  milk  and  .06  pounds  of  fat  for  each  ad- 
ditional day  above  two  years  of  age.  A  three-year  old  cow  must 
produce  6,500  pounds  of  milk  and  236  pounds  of  butter  fat,  to 
which  shall  be  added  2.74  pounds  of  milk  and  .12  pounds  of  fat 
for  each  additional  day.  This  ratio  continues  until  a  cow  is  five 
years  of  age,  when  the  requirements  reach  their  maximum,  8,500 
pounds  of  milk  and  322  pounds  of  butter  fat. 

The  Brown  Swiss  Association  requires  that  a  cow  calving 
under  two  years  and  six  months  of  age  shall  produce  222  pounds 
of  butter  fat,  to  which  requirement  shall  be  added  .09  pounds  of 
fat  for  each  additional  clay  until  a  cow  is  six  years  of  age,  when 
the  amount  of  fat  will  have  reached  337  pounds. 


F 


Fi3.  2.     MEG  RECTOR  SKD,  73990.     PRODUCED  IN  365  DAYS  20,108  POUNDS 
OF  MUK  AND  656.168  POUNDS  OK  BUTTER  FAT. 


256  BULLETIN  No.  160  [July, 

TABLE  1 — SEMI-OFFICIAL  YEARLY  RECORDS  COMPLETED  TO  SEPTEMBER,  1911 


Name  of  cow 

Number 

Year 
made 

Age 

Days 
in 
test 

Milk, 
pounds 

Fat, 
pounds 

GUERNSEY 


G.  H.  Robbins,  Hinsdalejll. 
Golden  Day          ..          

4925 
4927 
4937 
4938 
5025 
5024 
4955 
4515 

15889 

13374 
15889 
16747 
19683 
16921 
18241 
20974 
20886 
19496 
19747 
19492 
19495 

20977 

20871 
23117 
21392 

23116 
18346 
23586 

28856 
24035 
23373 
24498 
26608 

22535 
22552 
23556 

22542 
22544 

1904 

1905 
1907 

1908 
1910 
1911 

1911 

1909 
1910 

4 
4 
3 
4 
3 
3 
4 
•4 

3 

8 
5 
6 
3 
7 
4' 
4 
3 
4 
3 
3 
4 

4 

6 
2 

3 

3 
6 

4 

3 
4 
4 

4 

3 

3 
2 
2 

5 

a 

365 

365 
365 

365 
365 

365 

it 

365 

<  i 

ii 

<  . 
a 

365 
365 

9524.2 
8068.2 
6917.0 
6776  6 
6889.7 
6268.  << 
5766.8 
5427.1 

5354.6 

8565.5 
8406.3 
8265.5 
7134.6 
7412.3 
6394.1 
6643  9 
6188.7 
5812.1 
5828.4 
5863.9 
5154.2 

6666.8 

7669.0 
5077.5 
4941.1 

6845.6 
8181.8 
6033  0 

7054.0 
6983  .  5 
7355  .  6 
7224.7 
7711.2 

8990.0 
7970.2 
6356.2 

7546.4 
9473.5 

524.160 
433.090 
364.950 
327.190 
311.700 
308.930 
271.920 
267.910 

246.639 

425.980 
423  .  590 
364.950 
352.200 
349.168 
341  .  170 
333.700 
324.200 
309.000 
279  445 
272.396 
250.419 

332.600 

340.917 
307.164 
265.197 

344.35 
318.32 
268.4 

386.140 
368.321 
374.646 
330.072 
421.590 

463.195 
361.877 
257.638 

389.155 
424.728 

Pride  of  the  Ruette  Braye  

L/ady  Cambria    

Dodie  •                  

Rose  of  Ouivillete  

Surahbi  8th  

Rosannette  of  the  Highlands  

Minna  C  ... 

Sophia  K  

Pass  Cora        ... 

Kate  Pie  1st  

Gypsy  L/nss  of  the  Spurs    

Ivisle's  Daisy                     

L/ady  Rose  Aline  2nd  

Mandetta  16th  

Mandetta  17th  

Giddy  Girl  of  L/es  Martens  

F.   O.  Butler,  Hinsdale,  III* 

Natoma  Altadena     

Natoma  Santa  Rosa    

Natoma  Abysinia    

Natonia  Aline      *  

August  Ziesing,  Deer  field,  III. 
Margie's  Gertrude     ••• 

Besley  Farm  Josie  

Masher's  Belle    

L/al;i  Glenwood  

Arthur  Meeker,  Lake  Forest^  III. 
Red  Rose  of  the  Isle  

Dairy  Maid  of  Ainesville     

Beauty  7th  of  the  Brickfield  

Simon's  Buttercup  

Rose  of  the  Courtil  Blicn  .  . 

*Herd  same  as  above. 


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OFFICIAL  RECORD   OF  PURE-BRED  DAIRY  Cows 
TABI,E  1.  —  Continued 


257 


Xame  of  cow 

Number 

Year 
made 

Age 

Days 
i  n 
test 

Milk, 
pon  n 

Fat, 
pounds 

22536 
23565 

22532 
22551 
20221 
23566 

15452 
16769 
21052 
18657 

20321 
21h72 
20708 
22755 
20425 
20707 
14909 
21477 

217*8 

14226 
20382 
2277U 

16770 
1970d 
21447 
23174 
22752 
If  330 
1'226 

14226 
27892 
20321 

15361 

12381 
19151 
11019 

19700 

1910 
1911 

1907 

« 
(i 

1908 

<  t 

190t 
1910 

1911 

1906 
1907 

1908 

7 
2 

9 

3 

5 
4 

5 
5 
2 
3 

2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
2 
2 
2 

2 

8 

2 

3 

6 
4 
3 
4 

2 
5 
8 

9 

2 

4 

6 

8 
2 
9 

2 

365 
365 

365 
365 

365 
365 

365 

365 
365 

365 

12364.3 
6628.5 

6752.5 
7331  .  7 
7973.3 
7382.9 

12024.5 
11037.5 
7904.3 
8796.1 

8717.2 
8141.6 
••333.0 
9129.7 
7405.0 
8040.9 
7593.0 
4898.6 

7604.9 
8980.9 
7700.2 
6916.1 

9082.5 
7624.1 
6393  3 
6525.4 
5340.1 
8178.4 
11742.5 

11867.3 

7878.2 
8645.8 

8409.7 

10933.0 
8786.1 
10304.2 

6269  7 

527.094 
320.230 

308.870 
364  870 
379.980 
309.460 

632.340 
611.680 
406.940 
399.400 

438.730 
437.236 
411.380 
403.710 
388.746 
376.590 
366.810 
275.011 

419.771 
417.733 
336.810 
310.559 

411.643 
4U0.130 
361  .  700 
336.420 
262.170 
429  .  7o9 
522.343 

532  21 
373.622 
449.88 

437.199 

531.200 
481.700 
468.250 

331  .  300 

Normandie  of  Ainesville  

Imp.  Christine  of  the  Isle  

Imp.  Geddis  of  the  Grand  Fort  4th  

Darthea  of  Hilltown  

Imp    Newgrove  Queen  7th  

T.  W.  Brophy,  Edison  Park,  III. 
Dolly  Bloom  of  Langwater    

Mary  Sampson    

Haves'  Queen  May   

Golden  Jessie  Primrose  of  Pencoid   .  .  .  • 

Dawn  of  Ingleside  

Princessa  Glenwood   

Nantaska  2nd     •            

Lady  Chesterbrook  of  Haddon  

Golden  Elaine   

Ruth's  Delight    ... 

Dollie  Dillon  

Rosetta  of  Lebanon  

Tidy  of  Ingleside         

Beslev  Farm  Venus    •  

Friea  of  \Vatervliet     

Linden's  Young  Folly  Vrangue  
Dolly  Dillon  .          

Dolly  Dillon  

Dolly's  Glenwood  Girl  of  Ingleside  

Dawn  of  Ingleside  

C.  H.  Besley,  Edison  Park,  III. 

Moyra  

Latta's  Queen   

L/ady  of  the  Ponchez  

HOLSTEIN  -  FRIESIAN 


A.  J.  Daugherity,  Streator,  III. 
Meg  Rector  3rd  .      ...              

73990 
79288 
73154 

1909 

« 

9 
3 
6 

365 

20108.2 
18134.0 
18SQ7    ^ 

656.168 
633.  6  <0 
fin*;  fttfi 

Pietertje  Lass  2nd's  Johanna  
Pietertie  Lass  Pauline    

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[July, 


Name  of  cow 

Number 

Year 
made 

Ag-e 

Days 
in 
test 

Milk, 
pounds 

Fat. 
pounds 

Maid  of  Cloverdale  DeKol  2nd  

79488 
79544 
89791 
79388 
77538 
73285 
73888 
73286 

104094 
109458 
77691 
99425 
84303 
89253 
104847 
79282 
79291 
79287 

49857 
57106 

77535 
77533 

1"09 

1911 

(i 

>  t 

14 

1909 

5 
4 
4 
4 

5 
7 
8 

7 

4 
2 
6 
3 
5 
4 
3 
5 
6 
5 

11 
9 
4 
4 

365 

365 
« 

365 
365 

17148.8 
13231.6 
17302.6 
15609.3 
16510.8 
15852.3 
13831.4 
13062.9 

20165.4 
14096.4 
15223.1 
12073.5 
18762.6 
18349.3 
14272.6 
16075.8 
15792.5 
15726.3 

14453.1 
12258.9 
10612.2 
10775.7 

563.725 
560.502 
542.910 
510.010 
505.399 
*>  18.  222 
141.194 
399.594 

660.75 

523.480 
556.174 
+40.471 
577.450 
J93.593 
451.457 
512.573 
532.350 
532  013 

444.424 
432  987 
354.371 
341.661 

Pietertje  Lass  2nd's  Johanna  DeKol   .  .  . 
Mechthilde  DeKol  Pietertje  Aaggie  
Netherland  Princess  Aaggie  DeKol  

Maid  DeKol  of  Cloverdale  2nd  

Pietertje  L,ass  Aaggie  Netherland  2nd.  . 
doverdale  Pietertie  Mechthilde  

Neiherland  Aag^ie  DeKol  Posch  

Cloverdale  Rector  Posch   

Belle  Pietertie  Keyes  Johanna   

Gem  Pietertje  DeKol  Mechthilde  

University  of  Illinois,  Urbana    - 

Krysia  DeKol  Johanna     

BROWN  Swiss 


E.  M.  Barton,  Hinsdale,  III. 

1964 
1797 
1958 
1889 
1851 
1954 
1849 
1339 
1890 
1888 
1062 
923 

3466 

2326 
2553 
3182 
3479 
2382 

1906 

i  < 

1911 

7 
8 
6 
7 
7 
6 
7 
9 
7 
7 
11 
13 

5 
10 
8 
6 
6 
9 

365 
365 

10959.8 
10491.7 
10968.0 
10809.5 
9546.7 
8264.0 
9051.4 
9873.0 
8514.2 
7963.9 
7577.0 
6439.0 

8930.6 
10802.2 
9005.8 
10850.5 
8756.7 
11274  3 

455.079 
441.211 
414.824 
411.530 
375.205 
356.950 
3^.980 
317.907 
331  379 
2>7.210 
2S9.838 
233  .  190 

315.903 
405.961 
353.628 
433.876 
335.791 
391.026 

Cinderella  2nd       • 

Thilda  

Thelka's  Girl               

Senta    

Miss  I^aughlin  

Fannie  B     

Dandy   

Golden                        

Beda  Rex  C  

JERSEY 

A.   O.  Auten,  Jerseyville,  III. 

146443 

1908 
1910 

10 
12 

365 
« 

17253.0 
12001.5 

952.00 
667.83 

t  <          i  < 

The  preceding  table  shows  that  120  semi-official  yearly  records  were  com- 
pleted in  Illinois  prior  to  September  1,  1911.  Of  that  number  75  were  Guern- 
sey, 25  Holstein-Friesian,  18  Brown  Swiss,  and  2  Jersey. 


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259 


FIG.  3.     PIETERTJE  L,ASS  PAULINE,  73154.      PRODUCED  IN  365  DAYS  18,597 
POUNDS  OF  MILK  AND  605.616  POUNDS  OF  BUTTER  FAT. 

The  highest  records  in  the  different  breeds  are  as  follows : 

Name                                                              Number            Milk  Fat 

Jersey — Jacoba    Irene     '. 146443  17,253.0  Ib.  952.0  Ib. 

Holstein-Friesian — Pietertje  Lass  Aggie  Neth- 

erland   2nd    104094  20,165.4    "  660.75  ' 

Guernsey — Dolly    Bloom    of    Langwater 15452  12,024.5    "  632.34  ' 

Brown  Sunss — Belle   Windsor    1964  10,959.8    "  455.o8  ' 

The  record  made  by  Jacoba  Irene  is  the  highest  record  ever 

made  by  a  Jersey  cow  and  is  indeed  remarkable  when  her  other 
records  are  considered. 

Milk  Fat 

Year  ending  in  1906 n,39i  Ib.  619      Ib. 

Year  ending  in   1007 14,255    "  792 

Year  ending  in   1908 17,253    '  952 

Year  ending  in  1910 12,001    "  667.8  " 

This  cow  calved  again  January,  IQII,  and  started  on  another 
year  of  good  work,  but  changed  hands  and  the  test  was  discontin- 
ued. The  first  two  years  of  the  above  record  were  not  strictly 
semi-official,  but  the  tests  were  conducted  by  the  Station  the  same 
as  the  tests  on  other  herds  in  the  state ;  the  milk  was  weighed  and 
tested  for  one  week  out  of  each  seven,  and  the  record  was  then 
estimated  from  this. 


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FIG.  5.     PIETERTJE  LASS  2ND's  JOHANNA,  79288.     PRODUCED  IN  365  DAYS 
18,134  POUNDS  OK  MII^K  AND  633.63  POUNDS  OF  BUTTER  FAT. 


FIG.  6.    MCAI.PINE,  1797.      PRODUCED  IN  ONE  YEAS.  10,491  POUNDS  OF 
MILK  AND  441.211  POUNDS  OF  BUTTER  FAT. 


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FIG.  7.    MINNA  C,  15889.     PRODUCED  IN  ONE  YEAR  8,40o  POUNDS  OK 
MILK  AND  429.59  POUNDS  OF  BUTTER  FAT. 


OFFICIAL  RECORDS 

The  official  tests  are  usually  conducted  for  from  seven  to  ninety 
days.  During  the  entire  test  a  supervisor  must  be  present  and 
weigh  and  test  the  milk  from  each  milking.  Holstein-Friesian 
and  Jersey  cattle  are  admitted  to  Advanced  Register  by  these  test-? 
upon  fulfilling  the  following  requirements :  A  Holstein-Friesian 
cow,  two  years  of  age  or  under  at  calving,  must  produce  7.2  pounds 
of  butter  fat  in  seven  consecutive  days,  and  for  each  additional 
day  up  to  five  years  .00439  pounds  of  fat  are  added.  After  five 
years  12  pounds  is  the  requirement.  The  minimum  requirement 
for  a  Jersey  cow,  regardless  of  age,  is  12  pounds  butter  fat  in 
seven  consecutive  days. 

These  seven-day  tests  are  usually  conducted  soon  after  the  cow 
is  fresh  and  in  her  best  producing  period.  Frequently  the  cow  is 
rested  and  fed  well  for  some  time  before  freshening  and  is  nearly 
always  pushed  to  her  limit  during  the  test.  These  tests  do  not 
give  a  true  estimate  of  the  ability  of  the  cow  to  produce  for  long 
periods  of  time.  The  Holstein-Friesian  Association  provides  for 
a  second  test  to  be  made  not  less  than  eight  months  after  calving; 
which  helps  to  give  a  better  idea  of  the  persistency  of  the  cow,  but 
is  not  equal  to  the  semi-official  yearly  record. 


OFFICIAL  RECORD    OF  PURE-BRED  DAIRY  Cows 


263 


TABI,E  2.  —  RECORDS  MADE  IN  SHORT-TIMB  TESTS 
(January  1,  1903-September  1,  1911) 


Name  of  cow 

Number 

Year 
made 

Age 

Days 
in 
test 

Milk, 
pounds 

Fat, 
pounds 

HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN 


A.  J.  Daughcrity,  Streator,  III. 
May  Rector  (W.  H.  F.  A.  )  

1457 

1903 

8 

30 

2437  7 

62  3">1 

Jessie  Rector  

61781 

i< 

7 

7 

508.5 

16  551 

Fraud  DeKol              

57277 

H 

7 

445  5 

15  868 

Maid  of  Cloverdale  Queen  

57434 

.4 

6 

*< 

448  2 

15  771 

May  Rector  (W.  H.  F.  A.)  

1457 

44 

8 

« 

587.2 

15  .  707 

Pietertje  L/ass  2nd  

50657 

44 

7 

(i 

484  8 

15.461 

May  Rector  2nd's  DeKol  

70754 

1904 

4 

7 

420  8 

11  587 

Gazella  Pietertje  DeKol  

73156 

2 

263.7 

8.489 

Marcella  DeKol  Lady.      ...                .    . 

73155 

H 

2 

it 

277.9 

8.297 

Pietertje  Lass  Pauline  

73154 

44 

?, 

« 

304.7 

8.099 

Gazelle  Pietertje  Netherland  

73285 

44 

?, 

44 

223.8 

7.841 

73284 

44 

2 

K 

222.6 

6  839 

Mesr  Rector  3rd  

73990 

1905 

5 

30 

2070  6 

76  230 

May  Rector  (W.  H.  F.  A.)  

1457 

10 

2161  4 

66  693 

May  Rector  2nd    

57431 

ti 

g 

16 

952  4 

25  414 

57436 

4  < 

IS 

679  0 

26  334 

Pietertje  Lass  2nd  

50657 

<( 

7 

818  7 

24  037 

Jessie  Rector  2nd   

73287 

ii 

2 

i« 

687  3 

21  274 

Jessie  Rector  DeKol  

73888 

« 

3 

13 

662  6 

21  201 

Maid  DeKol  of  Cloverdale  2nd   

73286 

44 

3 

7 

430  1 

Y>  742 

Maid  of  Cloverdale  DeKol   

77688 

44 

5 

331  9 

12  533 

Jessie  Rector  DeKol  

73888 

K 

4 

4 

390  7 

12  345 

Nellie  Rector  2nd   . 

57432 

44 

7 

4 

368  0 

12  186 

Pietertje  L/ass  2nd's  Pauline  :  

75875 

ii 

6 

4 

329  3 

11  387 

May  Rector  2nd  <  

57431 

<  4 

9 

| 

399  4 

11  224 

Jessie  Rector  2nd  

73287 

44 

3 

4 

343  9 

10  915 

May  Rector  2nd  

57431 

< 

9 

4 

418  2 

10  804 

Maid  DeKol  of  Cloverdale  2nd   

73286 

4 

3 

4 

373  2 

10  672 

Jessie  Rector  2nd           

73287 

( 

?, 

4 

332.9 

10.342 

Netherland  Pietertje  Mechthilde   

79274 

4 

?, 

4 

286.3 

9.677 

73287 

4 

?, 

4 

306.4 

9  498 

Maid  DeKol  of  Cloverdale  2nd  

73286 

<  i 

?, 

4 

261  7 

8.757 

Meg  Rector  3rd                

73990 

K 

5 

< 

258  2 

8  451 

Gem  Pietertje  DeKol  Mechthilde  

79291 

44 

2 

4 

270  5 

8.332 

Marcella  DeKol  Lady  

73155 

c< 

? 

4 

261  3 

8  038 

Pietertje  Lass  Pauline  

73154 

II 

2 

4 

220  4 

7  332 

Gazelle  Pietertje  DeKol  

73156 

1906 

4 

18 

1033  8 

4O  1fi3 

Maid  of  Cloverdale  Queen  2nd.    •"  

73217 

5 

7 

•iqc  i 

14  7^Q 

Netherland  Princess  Aaggie  DeKol  
Gazelle  Pietertje  Mechthilde  

77538 
75877 

ii 

3 

5 

S'l.l 

379  3 

13.262 
12  851 

Freshland  DeKol  2nd     

77539 

« 

3 

334  9 

12  651 

May  Mechthilde  DeKol  Pietertje  

77689 

« 

7 

359  0 

1-7     CQQ 

Fraud  DeKol  

57277 

44 

314  0 

12  427 

Maid  of  Cloverdale  DeKol  2nd  

79488 

4 

3 

359  1 

19  288 

May  Rector  3rd's  DeKol  2nd  

77690 

, 

3 

326  2 

11  641 

Pietertje  Lass  AaETgie  Netherland  

73100 

< 

3 

397  3 

11  457 

May  Rector  2nd  

57431 

i 

10 

421  2 

10  677 

57431 

i 

10 

386  4 

10  597 

Me   hthilde  DeKol  Pietertje  Aag-gie  
Avilla  Boone  Bervl   . 

79388 
76637 

<  < 

4  4 

2 
i 

267.7 
265.9 

9  170 

8.374 

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TABLE  2.  —  Continued 


Name  of  cow 

Number 

Year 
made 

Ape 

Days 
in 
test 

Milk, 
pounds 

Fat, 

pounds 

Meg  Rector  3rd  DeKol  

75197 

1907 

5 

14 

992  8 

33.902 

Meg"  Rector  3rd.       

73990 

7 

1031   7 

32  .  466 

73287 

ti 

4 

tt 

924  4 

28  .  793 

Pietertje  Luss  Aaggie  Netherland  

83100 

ti 

4 

ft 

865  2 

27  243 

Pietertje  Paul  DeKol  L<ady  

77686 

it 

3 

it 

719  2 

23  827 

Gazelle  Pietertie  Netherland  

73285 

li 

S 

tt 

769.5 

26  279 

Aaggie  Cornucopia  Pauline  Maud  

84303 

li 

3 

1  1 

726.5 

22.556 

Netherland  Princess  Aaggie  DeKol  

77538 

11 

4 

7 

428.8 

16.058 

Mechthilde  DeKol  Pietertje  Queen  

79290 

i< 

5 

441  9 

14  576 

Maid  of  Cloverdale  DeKol  2nd   

79488 

14 

4 

ti 

390  9 

13  673 

Gazelle  Pietertje  Netherland  

73285 

ft 

s 

it 

393  6 

13  .  530 

73154 

ft 

4 

ft 

344.5 

12.700 

\aggie  Pietertie  Pauline  DeKol  

77691 

tt 

4 

it 

358  0 

12.041 

84303 

1  1 

1 

it 

368.9 

11  986 

Jetske  Aertis  DeKol  Posch       

75943 

li 

?, 

n 

359  2 

11.981 

Nellie  Rector  2nd's  Johanna  

79287 

li 

2 

it 

365.5 

11.957 

79283 

if 

3 

it 

367.3 

11.747 

86777 

i  i 

?, 

it 

294.4 

11.216 

79282 

tt 

2 

if 

289.4 

10.128 

May  Rector  Johanna    

79285 

if 

?, 

fi 

354  6 

9.129 

Fraud  DeKol  Johanna  

79273 

tt 

2 

it 

308.7 

9.089 

Pietertie  L/ass  2nd  Johanna  

79288 

tt 

?, 

ft 

249.6 

9.005 

Maid  of  Cloverdale  Queen  Johanna  

79272 

t  « 

2 

tt 

279.2 

8.616 

79289 

1  1 

?, 

tt 

259.0 

8.145 

May  Rector  2nd  's  Johnanna  

79286 

« 

?, 

ii 

275.6 

7.709 

89791 

1908 

2 

30 

1559  .  8 

46  020 

Maid  of  Cloverdale  Johanna  

89253 

3 

1316.5 

40  777 

Nellie  Rector  2nd's  Johanna  

79287 

a 

3 

14 

844  9 

24  043 

Mechthilde  DeKol  Pietertje  Johanna  
Meg1  Rector  3rd  

91947 
73990 

ft 
t< 

2 
9 

7 

595.7 
488  1 

16.858 
17  574 

Pietertje  L/ass  Pauline  

73154 

tt 

6 

493  4 

16  872 

^  etherland  Princess  Aaggie  DeKol  

77538 

tt 

S 

tt 

446.2 

15  415 

75875 

ti 

8 

it 

409.5 

15.059 

Maid  of  Cloverdale  DeKol  2nd  

79488 

1  1 

5 

tt 

457  9 

14  645 

Nellie  Rector  4th      

79544 

1  1 

7 

1  1 

388.9 

14.187 

Gem  Pietertje  DeKol  Mechthilde  

79291 

« 

5 

it 

406  7 

12  .  198 

Netherland  Aaggie  DeKol  

77687 

t. 

S 

i  < 

330.8 

12.038 

May  Rector  Johanna  

79285 

tt 

3 

it 

382.8 

11.767 

Pietertje  Lass  2nd's  Johanna  

79288 

1  1 

3 

if 

315.8 

11.197 

Nellie  Rector  2nd's  KeDol   

89252 

ti 

2 

it 

299.9 

10  795 

Belle  Pietertje  Keyes  Johanna  

79282 

tt 

T, 

it 

291.9 

9.684 

Netherland  Aaggie  DeKol  Posch  

99425 

ft 

? 

it 

240.5 

8.649 

Freshland  DeKol  3rd  

91945 

1  1 

2 

tt 

247  8 

8  506 

Nellie  Rector  DeKol  

98507 

ff 

?, 

ft 

259.5 

8.469 

Is  etherland  DeKol  Aaggie  

77537 

ft 

3 

ii 

270  4 

7.737 

Mechthilde  DeKol  Pietertje  Aaggie.  .  .  . 
Belle  Pietertje  Keyes  Johanna              
Mechthilde  Johanna  DeKol  Pietertje  
Cloverdale  Pauline  Johanna  

79388 
79282 
112086 
101346 

1909 

ft 

1  1 

4 
4 

2 
2 

7 

589.9 

441.9 
337.4 
3^4  7 

20.595 
14.711 
11.683 
10  637 

Aaggie  Cornucopis  Pauline  Posch  
Mechthilde  DeKol  Pietertje  Posch  
Avilla  Boone  Johanna  

94686 
99692 
112545 

tt 
tt 

2 
3 
3 

" 

318  6 
350.8 
360  6 

10.530 
1-.519 
10  186 

Cloverdale  Rector  Posch  

104847 

tt 

2 

<t 

270  4 

9  635 

Cloverdale  Johanna  

100968 

ti 

2 

,t 

265  1 

9  193 

Belle  Pietertie  Keves  2nd  .  . 

108296 

tt 

?, 

ft 

259.7 

8.657 

1912} 


OFFICIAL  RECORD   OF  PURE- BRED  DAIRY  Cows 
TABLE  2. — Continued 


265 


Name  of  cow 

Number 

Year 

made 

Age 

Days 
in 
test 

Milk, 

pounds 

Fat, 

pounds 

Mechthilde  Johanna  DeKol  Pietertje.  .  .  . 

112086 
122023 

1910 
it 

2 
?, 

7 

470.4 
272.7 

16.180 
8  839 

Gazelle  Pietertje  Netherland  2nd  

122027 

ii 

2 

ii 

254.0 

8  706 

Aaggie  Cornucopia  Pauline  May  

122021 

14 

2 

14 

279.6 

8.362 

Maid  DeKol  of  Cloverdale  Homestead.  .  . 
Mechthilde  DeKol  Pietertje  Posch  2nd.. 
Pietertje  Lass  2ndrs  Johanna  May  

122031 
123021 
122043 

1911 

14 

2 
1 

?, 

7 

<t  , 

347.7 
299.5 
270  2 

11.162 
9.043 
8  652 

Gem  Pietertje  DeKol  Mechthilde  3rd  
Cloverdale  Pietertje  Mechthilde  
Cloverdale  Homestead  Girl  

122028 
10945N 
119097 

ii 
« 
(4 

1 
3 

3 

ii 

277  2 
349.5 
238  4 

7.885 
13.980 
8.006 

Records  made  at  least  8  months 
after  calving 

73990 

1909 

9 

7 

299  0 

10  456 

Pietertje  L/ass  Pauline  

73154 

7 

280  1 

9  307 

Maid  of  Cloverdale  DeKol  2nd  

79488 

« 

6 

i< 

258  5 

8  866 

Nellie  Rector  4th  

79544 

>< 

7 

ii 

168  9 

8  617 

Netherland  Princess  Aaggie  DeKol  
Aaggie  Pietertje  Pauline  DeKol  

77538 
77691 

it 
1910 

5 

7 

7 

265.0 
389  6 

7.538 
15  505 

Cloverdale  Pietertje  Mechthilde.  ....... 

109458 

j 

349  5 

13  980 

Aaggie  Cornucopia  Pauling  Maud  

84303 

« 

5 

ti 

417  0 

13  717 

Cloverdale  Pietertje  Mechthilde  

109458 

ii 

i 

ti 

370  3 

13  378 

Cloverdale  Rector  Posch    

104847 

>< 

-> 

tt 

429  8 

12  802 

Nellie  Rector  2nd's  DeKol  Posch  

122038 

M 

?, 

ii 

258  5 

8  975 

Mechthilde  DeKol  Pietertje  Aaggie  2nd 

122036 
122025 

14 

II 

2 
?, 

" 

264.5 
242.9 

8.708 
8.365 

M.  S.  Campbell,  Genoa,  11.1. 

47296 

1902 

5 

7 

377  6 

12  397 

Pietertje  Echo  DeKol..  

46977 

ii 

s 

302  2 

10  582 

Music  >  

53343 

i« 

T, 

it 

240  8 

8  678 

L/ady  Aille  

53125 

ii 

3 

tt 

252  4 

7  333 

Mechthilde  Daisy  Checker  

52549 

1904 

5 

7 

•3QC    Q 

1  ^   SQ7 

57976 

3 

1  1 

287  4 

10  O17 

Pietertje  Echo  DeKol  

46977 

1906 

8 

7 

coo  4 

17   9Q'> 

Johanna  Piebe  L/ongfield  

71914 

2 

it 

353  3 

12  155 

57739 

ii 

4 

ti 

301  0 

10  974 

Kaan  Piebe  Marie  lyongfield  

81942 

ii 

2 

it 

240  4 

SCfil 

Aaggie  DeKol  3rd  Greenwood  

99739 

1QOQ 

Mechthilde  Daisy  Korndyke   

94187 

2 

7 

•5CA    1 

Alfreda  Johanna  Korndyke  

97610 

1  i 

? 

t  i 

•nri  i 

Mechthilde  Daisy  Longfield  

84846 

,, 

A 

if 

7OC    1 

Mechthilde  Daisy  Checker  

52549 

(4 

t  < 

Alf.    1 

Kaan  Korndyke  DeKol  

90298 

4( 

T. 

ii 

-1A.A     Q 

in  'ic 

Music  L/ongfield  DeKol  

79421 

11 

5 

«, 

•ifiO  7 

1O   SOI 

Polly  Longfield  Spofford  

98904 

ii 

2 

,, 

9CC    7 

in  ">oi 

Aaggie  DeKol's  3rd  Greenwood  

99739 

|| 

2 

ti 

•vyy    c 

n^cc 

Aaggie  DeKol's  3rd  Greenwood  

99739 

1910 

3 

•5Q7    4. 

1  1   ia/^ 

Mechthilde  L/ongfield  Greenwood  

127871 

2 

•i-if.  7 

1  f    /11Q 

Polly  lyongfield  Spofford    

98904 

,< 

3 

lt 

•3(2-3      -1 

Kaan  Clothilde  Greenwood.  . 

128360 

« 

2 

„ 

31S    Q 

11     J.7O 

268 


BULLETIN  No.  160 
TABI,E  2. — Continued 


[July, 


Name  of  cow 

Number 

Year 
made 

ARC 

Days 
in 
test 

Milk, 
pounds 

Fat, 

pounds 

M.  R.  Evans,  Hinckley,  III. 
Kaan  Korndyke  DeKol    

90298 

1910 

5 

7 

432  4 

14  488 

Johanna.  Belle  Spafford  

99737 

4 

ii 

378.9 

14  035 

120557 

(i 

2 

(i 

378  9 

10  6y> 

Pauline  Abbekerk  DeKol  Artis  2nd  .    .  . 

113240 
120556 

3 

9 

ii 

294.3 
267.2 

9.765 
9  299 

Pauline  Abbekirk  DeKol  Artis  2nd  

113240 

1911 

•\ 

7 

313  1 

10  979 

Mechthilde  Daisy  Longfield  .        •  . 

84846 

7 

it 

432.1 

17  966 

Spencer  Otis,  Barrington,  III. 
Swea  DeKol  2nd  Ma3ro    

104964 

1910 

3 

7 

356.0 

10  4005 

117234 

2 

228  9 

8  673 

Piebe  Colantha  Hawthorne  

117232 

3 

ti 

383.3 

9  373 

Diotine  Eunice  DeKol  2nd  

84334 

5 

u 

290.1 

10  447 

Queen  Beauty  Dean  2nd  

81798 

6 

14 

382.7 

1  1  .  430 

Swea  DeKol  2nd             

85477 

5 

u 

364.2 

10  676 

M.  M.   Wakeley  &  Son,  Harvard,  III. 
Lassie  Jewel  Johanna  • 

90945 

1910 

4 

7 

425  2 

1?  R^O 

Lassie  Mechthilde  Johanna  

90944 

it 

4 

<< 

358  8 

U4.07 

Netherland  Queen  Ormsby   

113195 

ii 

j 

11 

286  2 

Q   1Q1 

C.  W.  Blake,  Belvidere,  III. 
Jennie  Clothilde  Careme  

63954 

1910 

g 

450  3 

14  038 

Foodies'  Astrea  

96834 

4 

it 

358  7 

12  38"* 

Pansy  Careme  2nd  >  

123490 

2 

u 

290  4 

10   ffi"\ 

Daisy  Clothilde  Careme      

97569 

4. 

.( 

306  1 

n   qio 

Pearl  Eastern                       

69833 

4 

1C 

331  5 

8  812 

Jennie  Clothilde  Careme  

63954 

3 

, 

39-7  g 

12  C>63 

58463 

a 

, 

407  9 

11  9"'6 

63953 

g 

.  I 

385  6 

11    361 

97537 

3 

, 

319  4 

10  159 

Flora  DeKol  Mechthilde  

109014 

2 

4 

294  6 

8  962 

Esther  Clothilde  DeKol  2nd  

108421 

2 

, 

225  9 

7  518 

Geo.  A.  Shafer,  Longview,Ill. 
Daisy  Maid  Vale  DeKol  

11104/ 

1911 

3 

534  5 

12  952 

FredJ.  Karlen,  Winslow,  III. 
Beauty  Aagie  Pearl  2nd  

68405 

191' 

2 

491  7 

14  972 

83479 

3 

463  4 

13  627 

Blue  Label  Queen  Twisk   
Blue  1  abel  Queen                     .... 

83373 
83372 

'• 

5 
6 

l< 

507.4 
508  8 

15.5:8 
15  498 

Jeltje  Pietertie  Johanna  

86394 

ii 

5 

|l 

4G9.2 

14.725 

Palmar  Veritas  DeKol 
Winslow  Laura  Twisk  Mechthilde 
Winslow  Queen  of  the  Pines       
Blue  Lable  Twisk  Babe  
Blue  Label  Twisk  Babe  2nd  

71124 
84084 
83651 
91867 
135570 

1911 

u 

7 
5 
5 
4 
3 

7 
.  i 

385  9 

3^5  2 
448.8 
430  8 
4u5  0 

12.741 
14.282 
1.5.880 
13  .  727 
15  039 

105740 

,4 

3 

369  6 

16  926 

OFFICIAL  RECORD   OF  PURE-BRED  DAIRY  Cows 
TABLE  2 — Continued 


269 


Name  of  cow 

Number 

Year 
made 

Age 

Days 
in 
test 

Milk, 
pounds 

Fat, 
pounds 

Creane  Bros.,  New  Douglas,  III. 

83051 

1910 

7 

7 

347  4 

12   66^ 

Belle  DeKol  of  Prairie  View       
Prairie  View  Quentine      

962..  1 
96789 
98969 

<. 

u 

3 
3 
2 

it 
ii 

346.6 
320.6 
274  7 

11.954 
10  842 
a  "7s.fi 

Belle  of  Douglas  Bessie         

HS^S 

1Q11 

9 

7 

400  3 

1  ^  76^ 

Clothilde  of  Prairie  View  

96202 

5 

549  3 

15  956 

113723 

t 

2 

<i 

348  9 

13  535 

Belle  of  Douglas  Bessie  

113225 

9 

ii 

4^1  2 

13  160 

Clothilde  of  Prairie  View  

9620^ 

, 

6 

u 

518  8 

15  124 

Schuilin°r  Clothilde  Second  

113226 

t 

2 

« 

210.8 

10  156 

Prairie  View  Matilda     

113222 

, 

2 

11 

262  5 

10  150 

Belle  of  Prairie  View  

8305*1 

9 

ii 

545  2 

19  227 

Belle  of  Dousrlas  Bessie  

1132''  5 

, 

2 

u 

395  2 

13  058 

A.  J.  Cole,  Hebron,  III. 
Oak  Grove  Pietertje  Johanna  DeKol  2nd 

65259 
67093 

1909 

14 

6 
g 

7 

575.0 
370  3 

17.728 
12  045 

99829 

i, 

2 

u 

241  0 

9  TV 

F.  N.  Turner,  Hebron,  III. 
Zeffie  Adella  Paul    ....          

122492 

1911 

2 

7 

347  2 

n-lQO 

Oak  Grove  Pietertje  Johanna  DeKol  2nd 
Duchess  DeKol  Rose  ....          

65259 
99829 

u 

8 

T. 

u 

11 

611.7 

443  7 

18.501 
18  OOQ 

122496 

u 

9 

u 

387  9 

19    77Q 

T.  E.  Getzelman,  Hampshire,  III.  . 

70640 

1911 

g 

7 

411  9 

16  R4^ 

97535 

.1 

3 

u 

445  9 

19   7fin 

64110 

, 

g 

u 

387  1 

IT   4.4-1 

113768 

,. 

9 

u 

268  4 

1O  7RO 

Aaggie  Mabel  DeKol  3d    

76858 

u 

6 

14 

932  0 

98   311 

59537 

H 

9 

it 

830  9 

27  120 

62625 

t  1 

9 

ii 

990  3 

27  2O4 

J.  W.  Carney,  Auburn,  III. 

68747 

1910 

7 

435  5 

1Q  f\R7 

i         •>  Laura  Inka  Princess  Fobes  

93183 

4 

360  0 

13  552 

Peai  i  of  the  Dairy's  Pauline  

121649 

u 

2 

u 

189  8 

7  391 

72127 

1911 

7 

337  8 

11  811 

77045 

5 

443  3 

15  568 

107427 

i, 

3 

,; 

361  3 

15  007 

Netherland  Inka  DeKol     

63332 

ii 

9 

|| 

291  7 

19  373 

Burke  Ormsby                   

130308 

<t 

2 

1. 

295  0 

11  706 

Brookland's  Paul  Beets  Maida  

102976 

41 

4 

II 

399  7 

14  417 

11)2656 

(t 

4 

II 

339  9 

11  049 

111273 

l| 

3 

•  1 

314  9 

10  294 

117275 

|| 

2 

(1 

268  7 

9  755 

90125 

(1 

«> 

It 

351  6 

12  071 

Bellade  Pietertje  Posch  

114824 

11 

3 

II 

392  0 

13  987 

270 


BULLETIN  No.  160 
TABLE  2 — Continued 


Name  of  cow 

Number 

Year 

made 

Age 

Days 
in 
test 

Milk, 
pounds 

Fat, 
pounds 

Ceo.  E.  VanHagen,  Barring  ton  ,  III. 
Fanny  Ormsby   .....            

91^7 

1911 

4 

Tirania  Johanna  Mechthilde  

10433 

3 

AA.Z:        A 

15.996 

Flossmor  Snowflake  

15495 

i 

5 

t, 

can    c 

Johanna  Tritomia  2nd  

14617 

, 

4 

u 

171    A 

L/ady  West  Beets   

15140 

, 

2 

11 

ova  Q 

Rosa    Y.  Kema   

8397 

i 

6 

,1 

9QM    1 

niA 

Kyke  Mechthilde  Ormsby  

9092 

, 

4 

,, 

Af.Q     C 

Herringa  Anna  Clothilde   

13445 

1911 

2 

14 

t;o7  9 

Orleans  Ormsby     

6928 

g 

1  19^  n 

Pietertje  DeKol  Pet   2nd     

11766 

,« 

3 

i, 

86?    ^ 

J.  H.  Turner,  Hebron,  III. 
Nevada  Heng'erveld  '.  

1  3447 

191 

2 

7 

260  "> 

8fi1 

L/ady  Ideal  Aaggie  2nd.  .    

10910 

3 

iqc  o 

i  7    47 

78706 

i 

7 

u 

409  u 

i  r    -17 

L/uecke  Princess  

12755 

K 

2 

tl 

•^21    S 

9C\± 

John  H.  Diehl,  Effingham,  III. 
Rosa  Beechwood  7th  Clothilde  

6193 

190 

6 

ian  7 

i  -j    c/c 

Empress  DeKol  Portia       

110799 

191 

3 

7 

14fi  n 

1  "*    T>a 

DeKol  Huntress  Orphan  Queen  2nd  
Blackie  Mechthilde  DeKol  

76035 
108172 

it 

6 

-7 

397.9 

275  8 

13.083 
10  S?Q 

Fred  Weltering,  Hampshire,  III. 
L/ady  Milda  Mechthilde  

69070 

1911 

8 

7 

50">  3 

A.  D.  Cornue,  Hebron,  III. 
Johanna  Una  L/illy  DeKol  

108116 

1911 

5 

cin  "> 

F.  P.  Cross,  Davis,  III. 
Joe  Johanna  Aaggie  3rd  

155004 

1911 

3 

7 

707  f. 

Daisy   DeKol  Butterboy  

64888 

9 

A^yfi   Q 

1  9   417 

L/ady  Astrae  3rd   Bessie  

104534 

4 

;l 

A]f.      -1 

1  ^   ^S7 

Mink  Abbekerk  DeKol   

8?702 

5 

11 

386  ^ 

i?    ;-q 

Iris  Aaggie  Mercedes  2nd  Tirania   

141589 

9 

i  1 

2»q  q 

Q    04-1 

Mink  Tirania  DeKol  L/ady  

114^01 

3 

,, 

•inq  4 

i)    i/u; 

Z.  P.  Forman,  Beaucoup,  III. 

1^4276 

1911 

g 

484  9 

13  094 

Beaucoup  Hellen   

126819 

2 

292  3 

8  744 

Parthena  Johanna  

116585 

i, 

3 

tl 

343  7 

10  439 

John  Nagel,  Highland,  III. 
Clothilde   Bede  DeKol  

129050 

1911 

5 

490  7 

13  513 

H.  Stilson  Hart,  Barrington,  III. 
Never  Again  3rd  

80809 

1911 

6 

7 

49°  0 

15  622 

L/ady  Mercedes  Colantha  

139356 

(i 

3 

360  4 

1°  6^8 

OFFICIAL  RECORD   OF  PURE- BRED  DAIRY  Cows 
TABLE  2 — Continued 


271 


Name  of  cow 

Number 

Year 
made 

Age 

Days 
in 
test 

Milk, 
pounds 

Fat, 
pounds 

University  of  Illinois,  Urbana 

CO7A'} 

A7/^    A 

10   Qfi± 

Beechwood  Lady  Bona  

A/^CC 

« 

i 

1W7    7 

1-7    C/;Q 

Tina  Clay  DeKol            

C7icn 

'J')')    Q 

n^^l 

( 

171    n 

Ulfifi 

Pieterje  Fairview  Clothilde  2nd  

C7C47 

(i 

e: 

l-Lii    7 

U147 

Volodi  Clothilde    

CCAQO 

« 

i 

97C    7 

991Q 

Krysia  DeKol  Paul  

CC17Q 

1QO4. 

A 

•3C1     /C 

nfi^Q 

Tina  Clay  DeKol        

C7-J.cn 

1  1 

l^iJ    7 

ni77 

Zuider  Zee  Agnes    

f.A-\f.-l 

<( 

tt 

-inT    i 

1O    1fi^ 

771^ 

iQflfi 

9 

7 

"V76  Q 

17    ^17 

Tina  Clay  DeKol  

C7-JCA 

1QO7 

f. 

7 

4^A    -1 

i  7  A-I-J 

Tina  Clay  DeKol  Johanna  

fiQCXO 

•3 

ii 

Af\1   f\ 

U7^e 

Pieterje  Johanna  Rue  DeKol  

/CQC4.A 

,, 

•J 

ii 

A.T)    (\ 

no  -57 

Veeman  Clothilde  Johanna  Rue  

fiSCAl 

I, 

1 

ii 

liQ    O 

1  (1   34fi 

Johanna  Rue  .Agnes  

77CTC 

II 

0 

II 

aiii  7 

WOR4 

Lady  Veeman  Johanna.  

77C72 

,, 

i« 

OQ-3     ft 

8«7c 

Tina  Clay  DeKol  Johanna     

fi«C,49 

•tone 

4 

•in 

^^Ifi   7 

7C     7Q-1 

Pietertje  Parthenea  DeKol   

64160 

6 

ti 

1QQ7    C 

f-f.    -1  CO 

Volodi  Clothilde   

55090 

« 

7 

•  « 

iqfiq  Q 

fi4.  fi^Q 

Veeman  Clothilde  Johanna  Rue  

68543 

ii 

4 

<  < 

71^4.   A 

C7  0-37 

Lady  Pietertje  Rue  ....             

77^36 

« 

T. 

1  1 

1Q7Q     1 

co   -7C7 

Pietertje  Johanna  Rue  DeKol  

68540 

i  < 

4 

14 

202Q   ^ 

C1     -J7C 

Tina  Clay  DeKol  Johanna  

68542 

j, 

4 

7 

C41    A 

IQ  4cn 

Johanna  Rue  Agnes   '..... 

77535 

SI 

3 

ii 

4Cq   7 

Uoco 

Manor  Pietertje  Sarcastic   

86318 

4< 

•3. 

i< 

?fiC    Q 

Q    ^70 

Miss  Gypsy  of  Locust  Grove  2nd  

ii 

3 

30 

1316  3 

64  277 

Leland  Pride  Echo   

49857 

1909 

10 

7 

478  9 

1^  ^2.=; 

Kr\Tsia  DeKol  Johanna  

77533 

4 

•10  c 

12   1QQ 

106787 

1910 

2 

7 

344  6 

9  463 

Manor  Pietertje  Sarcastic  

86318 

1911 

5 

7 

434  7 

16  2^7 

Longfield  Belle  

119513 

2 

1  1 

7fiQ  4 

Q  O7O 

Bona  Lady  Rue  

86317 

,, 

<( 

378  8 

Y>  727 

Volodi  Clothilde  2nd   - 

106263 

" 

3 

" 

270.8 

9.382 

JERSEY 


A.  O.  Auten,Jerseyville,  III. 
Jacoba  Irene  

146443 

1906 

7 

344   6 

17  79  c 

Nonine  Clay  

148079 

T.Z')    7 

1  f\    7^Q 

Harry's  Duchess  3rd    

123282 

m-> 

•if.    cf.7 

Cloverland  Louis   

169324 

275  7 

1  ^  ?Q"> 

Onan's  Sponaldo  Nettie  

177526 

368  9 

UQ87 

May's  Tentrum,  

177943 

311  5 

UQ4.4. 

Jacoba  Irene  

146443 

3P  2 

14  819 

Zelda  of  Laron  

134153 

306  9 

U11O 

Tip's  Ida  

159443 

-774  o 

14  110 

Garnet  of  Brondale.  . 

141885 

7.8S.1 

1^   QQO 

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BULLETIN  No.  160 
TABLE  2 — Continued 


\July, 


Name  of  cow 

Number 

Year 
made 

A  jre 

Days 
in 
test 

Milk, 
pounds 

Fat, 
pounds 

^Vinif  red  Marigold    

124912 
135183 
151303 
182792 
164653 
154108 
153602 
143317 
154451 

174879 
196112 
177940 
161139 
185994 
152539 
168175 

146443 

219034 
174879 
174879 

187483 

1906 

1907 

1908 
1909 

1910 

6 

8 

6 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 
i  < 

7 

252.5 
321.0 
278.1 
272.5 
293.2 
289.5 
259.5 
280.7 
217.1 

296.3 
289.7 
257.9 
271.4 
267.4 
240.7 
252.7 

444.4 

294.6 
260.7 

348.2 

262.7 

13.984 
13.707 
13.666 
13.111 
13.110 
12.387 
12.313 
12.123 
11  .  340 

14.400 
14.194 
13.499 
13.360 
12.685 
12.076 
12.004 

20.552 

13.161 
12.488 
16.658 

11.310 

Gem  of  Cloverhill  Farm       

Queen  of  Tremont  2nd    

Benoni  of  M           

The  Owl's  Queen  

Mary  Maiden  Zelcla      

Kassette  of  Brondale       ... 

Agatha's  Lady  Brookhill   

BROWN  Swiss 


E,  M.  Barton,  Hinsdale,  III. 

3463 

1910 

^ 

7 

394.2 

14.619 

Hirz         >  

3478 

s 

343.4 

13.064 

2042 

9 

312  6 

12  791 

3464 

^ 

291.6 

12.180 

Sunlight    

1849 

10 

280.7 

10  .  674 

Gusta  

2522 

9 

249.1 

9.748 

The  preceding  table  shows  that  during  the  past  nine  years  411 
short-time  tests  were  made.  Out  of  this  number  Jacoba  Irene 
146443  (Jersey),  Mechthilde  DeKol  Pieterje  Aaggie  79388  (Hol- 
stein-Friesian),  and  Reka  Ormsby  67591  (Holstein-Friesian)  pro- 
duced 20  pounds  or  over,  and  31  other  cows  produced  between  16 
and  20  pounds  of  butter  fat  in  seven  consecutive  days.  It  is  in- 
teresting to  note  that  of  the  411  tests  made,  128,  or  a  little  less 
than  one-third,  were  made  by  one  breeder.  411  tests  in  nine  years 
make  a  very  poor  showing  when  the  standing  of  Illinois  as  a  dairy 
state  is  considered,  no  of  these  were  made  during  the  year  1911. 
Breeders  are  just  beginning  to  realize  that  the  future  of  Illinois 
dairying  depends  largely  upon  their  attitude  toward  breeding  for 
production.  As  land  becomes  more  valuable  and  the  demands  upon 
agriculture  become  greater,  the  poor  producing  cow  must  be  elim- 


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inated  and  a  good  producer  substituted,  because  the  margin  of 
profit  will  grow  smaller  unless  the  average  cow  is  developed  to  keep 
pace  with  the  increased  cost  of  feed. 

We  are  frequently  asked  which  is  the  best  breed  of  dairy  cows. 
Tin's  question  we  are  not  yet  able  to  answer,  for  much  depends 
upon  the  disposition  of  the  product  and  upon  the  fancy  of  the 
owner.  The  question  of  securing  good  individuals  is  of  greater 
importance  than  the  breed.  No  matter  in  what  breed  one  decides 
to  invest  he  is  apt  to  fail  of  good  results  unless  he  selects  carefully 
his  foundation  animals  and  continues  a  system  of  rigid  selection. 
Even  grade  cows  carefully  selected  and  mated  with  good,  pure- 
bred sires  for  two  or  three  generations  will  often  give  better  re- 
turns in  production  than  pure-bred  animals  mated  indiscrimin- 
ately. Afler  the  breed  is  once  selected  the  individuals  in  the  herd 
should  receive  the  greatest  attention.  The  records  in  this  bulle- 
tin are  not  necessarily  an  indication  of  the  relative  merits  of  the 
different  breeds,  but  rather  an  indication  of  the  number  of  animals 
of  each  breed  within  the  state  and  the  degree  of  interest  taken  by 
their  owners. 

GENERAL  RULES  GOVERNING  TESTS 

The  State  Experiment  Station  sends  out  men  to  make  these 
tests  subject  to  the  rules  adopted  by  the  different  breed  associations. 
These  rules  can  be  obtained  by  writing  the  secretaries  of  the  dif- 
ferent associations.* 

Persons  in  charge  of  cows  to  be  treated  are  permitted  to  care 
for  and  feed  them  as  they  see  fit,  except  that  they  are  not  permit- 
ted to  use  drugs  as  stimulants  or  to  feed  milk.  An  official  test 
cannot  begin  under  six  days  after  calving,  because  the  milk  dur- 
ing that  period  is  abnormal.  Ten  days'  or  two  weeks'  notice 
should  be  given  to  the  Experiment  Station  or  association  when  a 
test  is  desired,  and  it  is  desirable  that  a  second  notice  be  sent  to 
the  Station  about  three  days  previous  to  beginning,  as  it  frequently 
happens  that  cows  "go  off  feed"  or  that  for  some  other  reason  the 
owner  is  not  ready  to  begin  at  the  specified  time. 

The  owner  is  expected  to  furnish  a  Babcock  tester,  acid,  and 
composite  sample  jars  (fruit  jars),  and  to  care  for  the  Station 
representative  from  the  time  he  arrives  at  the  nearest  railroad 
station  until  he  returns  to  the  same.  The  Station  furnishes  other 
necessary  apparatus.* 

*Holstein-Friesian — M.  H.  Gardener,  Delavan,  Wisconsin,  or  F.  L.  Hough- 
ton,  Brattleboro,  Vermont 

Jersey — R.  M.  Gow,  8  W.  i;th  Street,  New  York  City 
Guernsey — W.  H.  Caldwell,  Peterhoro.  New  Hampshire 
Ayrshire — C.  M.  Winslow,  Brandon,  Vermont 
Brown  Sunss — F.  Freemyer,  Middleburg,  New  York 


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The  representative  shall  identify  each  cow  by  use  of  the  cer- 
tificate of  registration  which  the  owner  must  provide.  If  the  color 
markings  do  not  correspond  to  those  on  the  certificate,  or  if  the 
certificate  is  wanting,  the  representative  must  sketch  carefully,  on  a 
blank  provided,  the  markings  of  the  animal  and  attach  the  same  to 
the  record.  Such  records  will  not  be  accepted  until  the  proper 
certificates  are  produced. 

The  representative  shall  see  that  each  cow  is  milked  dry  and 
that  the  time  is  recorded  at  the  last  regular  milking  previous  to 
the  beginning  of  the  test.  He  shall  also  see  that  the  test  closes 
at  exactly  the  same  time  of  day  at  which  it  began. 

The  milk  from  each  milking  shall  be  weighed,  sampled  and 
tested  by  the  representative,  and  all  samples  shall  be  kept  under 
lock  and  key  until  tested  and  recorded  in  duplicate. 

In  case  of  semi-official  tests  lactometer  and  temperature  read- 
ings should  always  be  taken.  For  this  purpose  the  milk  should 
be  cooled  below  70  degrees  F.  and  if  possible  to  60  degrees  F. 

Not  more  than  one  cow  shall  be  milked  at  the  same  time,  and 
the  milker,  while  milking,  shall  constantly  be  under  the  observa- 
tion of  the  representative. 

The  record  blank  should  be  filled  out  and  signed  before  a  not- 
ary public  as  soon  as  the  test  is  completed,  and  sent  at  once  to  the 
Station  for  approval. 

A  composite  sample  consisting  of  a  proportionate  part  of  each 
milking  shall  be  taken  and  sent  to  the  Station  at  the  close  of  the 
test. 

In  semi-official  tests  a  careful  statement  of  the  feed  shall  be 
procured  and  recorded. 

The  results  of  seven  or  thirty-day  Holstein-Friesian,  and  two- 
day  Guernsey  tests  shall  be  reported,  immediately  on  completion, 
to  the  association  on  blanks  provided  for  that  purpose.  These  are 
called  preliminary  reports. 

Station  representatives  are  not  at  liberty  to  disregard  any  of 
the  rules  laid  down  by  the  association  or  the  Station. 


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CONSTITUTION  ADOPTED  BY  SOME  LOCAL  BREED  ASSOCIATIONS 

ARTICLE  I 

Section  i. — This  organization  shall  be  known  as  the 

County Breeders  Association. 

Section  2. — The  object  shall  be  co-operation  in  the  breeding  of  more  and 
better  cattle,  the  encouragement  of  beginners,  and  the  establishing  of  the  repu- 
tation of county  as  center  for cattle. 

ARTICLE  II 

Section  i. — This  association  shall  be  composed  of  persons  who  own  or 

are  in  charge  of  herds  containing  pure-bred cattle,  or  who 

are  using  a  pure-bred sire  on  their  grade  herd. 

Section  2. — All  members  shall  be  entitled  to  every  privilege  of  the  associa- 
tion, and  all  offices  shall  be  filled  by  active  members  in  good  standing. 

Section  3. — The  officers  of  this  association  shall  consist  of  a  president,  one 
or  more  vice-presidents,  a  secretary-treasurer  and  an  executive  committee  of 
members. 

Section  4. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  president  to  preside  at  all  regular 
and  called  meetings,  to  call  meetings,  etc. 

Section  5.— The  vice-president  shall  perform  the  duties  of  the  president 
when  that  officer  is  unable  to  act. 

Section  6. — The  secretary-treasurer  shall  be  the  recording  and  correspond- 
ing officer  of  the  association  and  shall  collect  and  be  custodian  of  all  money 
paid  to  the  association.  He  shall  keep  an  accurate  record  of  all  proceedings,  a 
list  of  all  members  with  their  addresses,  and  shall  prepare  all  matter  for  pub- 
lication. 

Section  7. — The  executive  committee  shall  have  control  of  all  the  affairs 
of  the  association  when  not  in  session.  It  shall  arrange  a  program  and  pro- 
vide a  place  of  meeting  for  each  regular  meeting  of  the  association. 

Section  8. — The  officers  of  this  association  shall  be  elected  at  the  regular 

annual  meeting  of  this  association,  which  shall  be  held  on  the 

in Vacancies  occurring  shall  be  filled  by  the 

executive  committee. 

Section  o. — Anolications  for  membership  must  be  made  to  and  approved  by 
the  executive  committee.  A  maioritv  vote  at  any  regular  meeting  and  the  pay- 
ment of  dues  will  admit  to  membership. 

Section  ro. — This  association  shall  have  power  to  expel  any  member  when 
in  its  judgment  it  deems  it  to  the  best  interests  of  the  association. 

Section  n. — This  constitution  may  be  amended  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the 
members  present  at  any  regular  meeting,  provided  each  member  has  been  no- 
tified of  the  proposed  change  at  least  two  weeks  prior  to  the  meeting. 


276  BULLETIN  No.  160  [July   1912 


BY-LAWS 

ARTICLE  I 
All  meetings  shall  he  governed  by  Roberts'  rules  of  order. 

ARTICLE  II 
Annual  membership  dues  shall  be payable  in  advance. 

ARTICLE  III 

members   of  this   association   shall  constitute   a   quorum  to 

transact  business. 

ARTICLE  IV 

Regular  meetings  shall  be  held at  places  designated 

by  the  executive  committee. 

ARTICLE  V 

The  president  may  call  a  meeting  at  any  time  and  must  call  a  meeting  at 
the  request  of  five  members. 

ARTICLE  VI 

These  by-laws  may  be  amended  at  any  meeting  provided  the  amendments 
were  introduced  at  a  previous  meeting. 


CONCLUSIONS 

1.  Illinois  is  deficient  in  good    pure-bred    dairy  cattle  of  all 
breeds. 

2.  The  large  increase  in  the  number  of  tests  made  during  the 
last  year  indicates  that  the  breeders  are  commencing  to  realize  the 
importance  of  systematic  breeding  for  production. 

3.  There  is  a  great  need  for  the  organization  of  state  and  local 
breed  associations,  and  for  active  work  to  be  done  by  them. 


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